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Anonymous
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Today, Dockers get a bad rap when mentioned in movies, articles, etc. for being an un-hip, old guy pant. But the first few years after they came out Dockers actually led many a reluctant guy by their belt loops past their scary polyester days. Or at least out of their cookie-cutter giant pleated starched khaki conformity. They may even have paved the way for successful brands like Dickies and Bill's Khakis.

An all cotton straight leg retro trouser in a variety of subtle colors was actually very unique for the time. Best of all, where it had become impossible to find pants without pleats, Dockers offered a plain front version. I can't overstate how frustrating it had become to find pleat-less pants.

Sure, trousers have since become sleeker and with better drape in keeping with a more fit lifestyle. But Dockers may very well have saved an entire generation from a life in Sans-A-Belt slacks.

DB - The K-1 Army inspired pant was a brilliant idea back in 1999 but no one else thought so. That guy in the bottom photo had a lot to do with it coming back. I can't seem to pull any up on the web site except for a $250 limited edition so I guess he did his job very well.

That's not Gore. C'mon, DB. Take another guess. Think, A Bridge Too Far.

I don't know anything about Dockers but I know what I like. And I like Dirk Bogarde and was in love with him since a teenager - sadly mission impossible for a girl, but he was so very beautiful, a lovely actor, writer and English gentleman. And much missed. Thank you for posting this handsome photograph of him.